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Education and Skills in Your Area - Local Authority: Sheffield
England > Yorkshire and The Humber Region > Sheffield LA
GCSE and equivalent results
- GCSE and equivalent results, percentage of pupils gaining
- National Indicator 78: Reduction in the number of schools where fewer than 30% of pupils achieve 5 or more A* - C grades at GCSE and equivalent including GCSEs in English and Maths
- National Indicator 84: Percentage of pupils achieving of 2 or more A* - C grades in Science GCSEs or equivalent
- National Indicator 97: Percentage of pupils making 2 levels of progress in English between Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4
- National Indicator 98: Percentage of pupils progressing by 2 levels in Maths between Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4
GCSE and equivalent results, percentage of pupils gaining 
| achieving 5+ A*-C | achieving 5+ A*-G | any passes | |||||||
| 1997 | 2007 | % points difference | 1997 | 2007 | % points difference | 1997 | 2007 | % points difference | |
| Beauchief Ward | 40.1 | 50.4(r) | 10.3 | 89.8 | 90.7(r) | 0.9 | 94.6 | 97.8(r) | 3.2 |
| Birley Ward | 28.2 | 64.3(r) | 36.1 | 85.6 | 93.2(r) | 7.6 | 93.4 | 98.3(r) | 4.9 |
| Brightside Ward | 23.9 | 37(r) | 13.1 | 81.8 | 81.8(r) | 0.0 | 88.6 | 95.3(r) | 6.7 |
| Broomhill Ward | 57.5 | 73.3(r) | 15.8 | 91.9 | 96.9(r) | 5.0 | 95.9 | 98.7(r) | 2.8 |
| Burngreave Ward | 10.6 | 45.6(r) | 35.0 | 54.9 | 89.1(r) | 34.2 | 75.2 | 97.3(r) | 22.1 |
| Castle Ward | 16.9 | .(r) | N/A | 69.9 | .(r) | N/A | 83.8 | .(r) | N/A |
| Chapel Green Ward | 38.4 | 52.1(r) | 13.7 | 88.9 | 93.8(r) | 4.9 | 94.3 | 99.2(r) | 4.9 |
| Darnall Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Dore Ward | 59.3 | 68.6(r) | 9.3 | 89 | 89.2(r) | 0.2 | 93.8 | 97.9(r) | 4.1 |
| Ecclesall Ward | 59 | 57.3(r) | -1.7 | 84.8 | 87(r) | 2.2 | 89.7 | 98.3(r) | 8.6 |
| Firth Park Ward | 16.3 | .(r) | N/A | 73.8 | .(r) | N/A | 80.7 | .(r) | N/A |
| Hallam Ward | 64 | 80.9(r) | 16.9 | 90.2 | 99.6(r) | 9.4 | 94.7 | 100(r) | 5.3 |
| Handsworth Ward | 33.4 | 44.6(r) | 11.2 | 87.8 | 90.4(r) | 2.6 | 92.2 | 96.4(r) | 4.2 |
| Heeley Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Hillsborough Ward | 31 | 50.5(r) | 19.5 | 94.4 | 91.2(r) | -3.2 | 96.6 | 97(r) | 0.4 |
| Intake Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Manor Ward | 13.1 | 38.5(r) | 25.4 | 51.9 | 73.4(r) | 21.5 | 72.7 | 92.2(r) | 19.5 |
| Mosborough Ward | 37 | 39.9(r) | 2.9 | 88.2 | 90.3(r) | 2.1 | 92 | 98(r) | 6.0 |
| Nether Edge Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Nether Shire Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Netherthorpe Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Norton Ward | 50 | 54.9(r) | 4.9 | 87 | 86.6(r) | -0.4 | 88.2 | 91(r) | 2.8 |
| Owlerton Ward | 11.2 | 45(r) | 33.8 | 68 | 85.4(r) | 17.4 | 76.8 | 98(r) | 21.2 |
| Park Ward | 31.5 | 42(r) | 10.5 | 75.8 | 76.9(r) | 1.1 | 87.4 | 95.6(r) | 8.2 |
| Sharrow Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| South Wortley Ward | 56 | 67.2(r) | 11.2 | 95.8 | 98.3(r) | 2.5 | 98.8 | 99.4(r) | 0.6 |
| Southey Green Ward | 13.4 | 39(r) | 25.6 | 68.4 | 86.5(r) | 18.1 | 80.4 | 95.2(r) | 14.8 |
| Stocksbridge Ward | 37.2 | 57.9(r) | 20.7 | 92.7 | 94.9(r) | 2.2 | 96.4 | 98(r) | 1.6 |
| Walkley Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Sheffield LA | 38.3 | 52.3(r) | 14.0 | 83.1 | 88.6(r) | 5.5 | 89.7 | 96.8(r) | 7.1 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber Region | 37.9 | 57.8(r) | 19.9 | 84 | 89.9(r) | 5.9 | 90.5 | 97.2(r) | 6.7 |
| England | 45.1 | 62.0(r) | 16.9 | 86.4 | 91.7(r) | 5.3 | 92.3 | 98.9(r) | 6.6 |
From 2005 includes GCSEs and other equivalent qualifications approved for use pre-16.
1997 figures are for pupils aged 15.
From 2006 figures are for pupils at the end of Key Stage 4.
National Indicator 78: Reduction in the number of schools where fewer than 30% of pupils achieve 5 or more A* - C grades at GCSE and equivalent including GCSEs in English and Maths
| 2004/05 | 2006/07 | |||
| Total number of schools | Schools <30% | Total number of schools | Schools <30% | |
| Sheffield LA | 27 | 12 | 27 | 10 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber Region | 313 | 110 | 303 | 84 |
| England | 3,091 | 912 | 3,045 | 631 |
National Indicator 84: Percentage of pupils achieving of 2 or more A* - C grades in Science GCSEs or equivalent
| 2005/06 | 2006/07 | % points difference | |
| Sheffield LA | 41 | 40.9 | -0.1 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber Region | 41.8 | 42.9 | 1.1 |
| England | 45.5 | 46.2 | 0.7 |
National Indicator 97: Percentage of pupils making 2 levels of progress in English between Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4
| 2005 | 2007 | % points difference | |
| Sheffield LA | 47.4 | 52.5 | 5.1 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber Region | 48.7 | 53.2 | 4.5 |
| England | 54 | 55.5 | 1.5 |
National Indicator 98: Percentage of pupils progressing by 2 levels in Maths between Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4
| 2005 | 2007 | % points difference | |
| Sheffield LA | 24.3 | 25.1 | 0.8 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber Region | 22.3 | 23.9 | 1.6 |
| England | 25.6 | 27.9 | 2.3 |
National Summary
Revised figures for 2007 show that in maintained schools 62.0 per cent of pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 achieved 5 or more GCSE and equivalents at grades A*-C up from 45.1 per cent of 15 year olds in 1997. Revised figures for 2007 show that 91.7 per cent of pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 achieved 5 or more GCSE and equivalents at grades A*-G up from 87.0 per cent of 15 year olds in 1997.
In 2006/07 the number of schools where fewer than 30% of pupils achieve 5 or more A* - C grades at GCSE and equivalent including GCSEs in English and Maths was 631, down from 912 in 2004/05.
In 2006/07 the percentage of pupils achieving of 2 or more A* - C grades in Science GCSEs or equivalent was 46.2 per cent up from 45.5 per cent in 2005/06.
In 2007 55.5 per cent of pupils progressed by 2 levels in English between Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4. This is up from 54 per cent in 2005.
In 2007 27.9 per cent of pupils progressed by 2 levels in Mathematics between Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4. This is up from 25.6 per cent in 2005.
